Pharmacopœia Bateana, or, Bate's dispensatory translated from the second edition of the Latin copy, published by Mr. James Shipton : containing his choice and select recipe's, their names, compositions, preparations, vertues, uses, and doses, as they are applicable to the whole practice of physick and chyrurgery : the Arcana Goddardiana, and their recipe's intersperst in their proper places, which are almost all wanting in the Latin copy : compleated with above five hundred chymical processes, and their explications at large, various observations thereon, and a rationale upon each process : to which are added in this English edition, Goddard's drops, Russel's pouder [sic], and the Emplastrum febrifugum, those so much fam'd in the world : as also several other preparations from the Collectanea chymica, and other good authors / by William Salmon ...

XXXIV. Tinctura Perlarum, Tincture of Pearls.

Bate.] It is made in all re∣spects as the Tincture of Co∣ral.

Salmon.] § 1. And there∣fore for the same reason sake, we shall chiefly reserve you to the said Process, in Sect. 16. of this Chapter. Libavius's Tincture made with Spirit of Salt, &c. you may see in our Pharm. Lond. lib. 4. cap. 13. sect 99. And an Arcanum in Sect. 100. following it, made with Spirit of Vinegar.

§ 2. But the Arcanum Per∣larum, prepared with Spirit of Guajacum, is commended as a much better preparation, which you may see in the place cited, Sect. 97. which afterwards according to Ett∣muller's Opinion, Tom. 2. pag. 219. meâ, is to be ex∣tracted with perfectly defle∣gmated S. V. or rather with some appropriate Spirit, re∣ctified upon Salt of Tartar, and then (saith he) it is a Medicament not to be con∣temned.

§ 3. Grulingius in his Flori∣legium, pag. 262. advises to dissolve them in Spirit of Vi∣negar, digesting them in a Glass close stopt in Sand for some days, then decanting the Spirit, and assusing new, and reiterating this work, till the Pearls are all dissolved, and the Shells only as it were remain, then joyning the dis∣solutions, and in B. M. ab∣stracting the Spirit to the consistency of an Extract; which dissolve in some proper distilled Water, and filter: this whilst liquid is his Essence or Tincture, but the humidity being abstracted, you have the Magistery.

§ 4. Yet when all is done, that made with Sprit of Gua∣jacum, and after extracted with some Specifick Tarta∣rised Spirit is much to be preferred, for all the purpo∣ses it is intended for, being indeed, a Specifick against the French-Pox, virulent Go∣norrhea, malignant Whites, and all Defedations of that kind.

§ 5. It is a Noble Cordial, excellent against Phrensies, Convulsions, Contractions,

and Resolutions of the Nerves; it comforts the Brain and Memory, chears the Heart, preserves from Apoplexies and Vertigo's, dries and con∣sumes up evil Humors, and destroys the Tartarous Mat∣ter which breeds the Gout, Stone, and pernicious Fea∣vers.

§ 6. It is a certain Pre∣servative against the Palsie, an Arcanum against the Epi∣lepsie, helps the Palpitation of the Heart, and is good a∣gainst Fainting and Swoon∣ing Fits; strengthens the Child in the Womb, is a Pre∣servative against the Plague, and all sorts of Malign Fea∣vers, increases, and renovates or restores the Radical Moi∣sture, and the Debilities of Old Age, keeping the Body sound and in good health. Dose à gut. xx. ad xxx. or more , in Cinamon-water, Wine, or other Specifick Li∣quor.